Catholic sector warns minister
Stephen Elder has warned Simon Birmingham to expect his marginal-seat colleagues to knock down his door.
Education
Prove teaching skills or fail course
Student teachers will need to prove hands-on competence in the classroom before they can graduate from next year.
Embrace worker reforms, unis told
The Education Minister has urged universities to modernise their academic workforces.
Time for unis to ‘repay debts’
Fast-growing universities spent the money and it’s time they paid it back, the education minister said.
School kids to decide on Cook
Primary students are being asked for a ‘more accurate Captain Cook description’ than the ‘discoverer of Australia’.
More pre-1788 history lessons
Primary students would be taught more pre-settlement indigenous history under changes to the national curriculum.
Uni ‘hypocrisy’ over pay rises
Universities are on notice about the hypocrisy of complaining about cost pressures while delivering large wage rises.
Student boom fuels CBD growth
Booming international student numbers are transforming some Australian cities.
Teacher sacked for wrong course
A teacher who taught the wrong maths course to HSC students at NSW’s Coonamble High School has been sacked.
Ideologues ‘capture’ curriculum
School curriculums have been ‘captured by ideologues’, experts argued yesterday.
Dissenters ‘mustn’t feel ostracised’
Principals taking part in Wear it Purple Day have been told to ensure pupils who opt out do not feel ostracised.
Teachers slate copyright reform
Teachers are warning proposed changes to copyright rules pose a threat to the overall quality of Australian education.
Saved from ‘rainbow’ hijacking
Students at an elite school attempted to hijack Wear it Purple Day and turn it into a ‘wear it rainbow’ event.
$100k diploma debts for students
$100k fees, the threat which sank plans to deregulate uni costs, have become common for ‘worthless’ diplomas.
Elite school’s sex claim ‘failure’
The King’s School has been criticised for a ‘catastrophic failure’ over how it handled sexual assault allegations.
Learning curve ramps up
The road to improved school results begins with improved teacher training.
Libs risk another Catholic fight
Catholic educators have defended the right to teach students the traditional definition of marriage.
Survival depends on books
US expert Maryanne Wolf believes when it comes to reading, most people don’t realise it is ‘a game for the species’.
Gender equality hits play area
Childcare centres will be encouraged to ensure play spaces are ‘gender equitable’.
Union blitz robs classroom aides
Teacher aides were pulled out of class to meet union organisers conducting a “blitz” of state schools.
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